Senior Medical Officer (Weipa, Thursday Island, Bamaga or Cooktown)GIVE US A CALL - The hiring manager Dr Marlow Coates, 0420 690 944 would love to hear from you and discuss the role further.Tell me more... Work within a remarkable 'corner' of Australia and make a significant contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of the local communities within the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service and to become a valued member of a dynamic rural health care team that provides quality and culturally appropriate medical services.Professional and personal motivators!As a Senior Medical Officer working in Torres and Cape HHS, your expertise, skills and dedication play a crucial role in providing quality care and ensuring positive outcomes for patients across the Torres and Cape.You'll work in diverse and supportive environments that offer attractive lifestyle opportunities and experiences and enable you to make a valuable contribution in small communities. These communities will help you grow, connect, learn and create life-defining experiences that will shape who you are as a health professional and a person.Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances;Generous leave entitlements including 17.5% loading on annual leaveProfessional Development: Our training is recognised as some of the best in the worldRelocation and accommodation incentivesLiving within the Torres and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy:Short commute to work, allowing greater work/life balanceHow do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agenciesAbout Torres and Cape Hospital and Health ServiceThe Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS) is an independent statutory body governed by a single Board, and managed from hubs in Weipa, Cairns and Thursday Island. It is the most northerly of Queensland's Hospital and Health Services and covers over 158,000km2 across 13 local government areas.The TCHHS is one of Australia's largest providers of health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, providing health care to a resident population of more than 25,000 people of which 63.7% identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.Comprising of 31 primary health care centres, 2 hospitals (Thursday Island and Bamaga), a multi-purpose health service (Cooktown) and an integrated health service (Weipa), TCHHS has approximately 800 employees and supports a wide range of healthcare providers including outreach teams and visiting specialist services from other health services and non-government providers.
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